New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-03
SuARP'S LIFE AT THE JAIL.
THE ATTENDANTS ADMIRE HIS "NERvE.s

CONSTANT DEVOTION OF HIS AGED wIFE-TH1
PRISONERS APATHY.
II Sharp entertans any expectations OF securing new
trial getting q pardon because Of his nirmities he
conveys hint it to the attendants come into
tact with him at Ludlow Street Jail He may be hopeful;
he may hopeless his face tells nothing 1t still wears
that expression of apparent apathetc indifference
so familiar to all who watched him during the trial He
never uers complaint he seldom ventures an observ-
alton anything His friends say that all ths shows
great nerve" One hears great deal OF his nerve
from the attendants at the JAIL They seem to have a
for it. 1t wonderful" they all say They
have anything at all like it, They have been
used TO prisoners who pace the floors Of their cells rest
lcssly prisoners who spend hours in writing prisoners
who delight to talk whenever they get chance prison
who tire of protesting their innocence prison.
who hate and abuse all mankind But this old man
who sits s,essy in his chair all day long, reads nothing
but the papers, makes remark that berays any
interest in what is going In the great world without
zzes the attendants and they think that 1t Ia won
derful But 9th simply in all this
duh, apaheric succumbing to the fate that has
oyertaken him. Sharp has virtually began to serve MS
sentence. he lie illiterae man, man without any
mental To him the delights Of literature are
entirely unknown and unknOwabe. Mcney-making is
the only occupation that he has ever pursued To DO
deprived of all opportunities for planning and schemng
how to add to his pile constitutes imprisonment for
him. whether he convicts uniform or enjoys all
the Injuries to be obtained by private boarder In Lud
low Street Jail.
But great is the respect which all the attendants
manifest for sharps supposed nery - they show still
greater admiration for Mrs. Sharps goodness and devo-
ton. And that admiration is shared ~ every one who
has heard OF the faithful unremtting attention OF the
aged woman to her doubly stricken husband-stricken
by disease and stricken by the law She believes in her
husband and like good wife she will ceave TO him,
though all the world should turn against him. There Is
attendant in the Jail who does not esteem 1t
favor do any little thing for Mrs sharp Yet the Old
mans fall Is hers also That Ia the ptable thing about
the wretched business. He drags good woman down
with him. There many who bear 10 love 10r snarp
who would gladly him pardoned for his wfes sake
Sharp said the attendants seemed rather more list
less and inert yesterday than usual The prolonged not
spell to be telling on his feeble health Nobody
about the prison would be Surprised to sec him collapse
suddenly and end all controversy about stay or proceed
ngs. pardon, etc. by himself going before higher
tribunal he rose early S partook sparingly OF nis
usual frugal breakfast glass OF milk, an egg ana
pancake. " He eats hardly enough TO keep sDarrow
alive said OF the attendaps, but them he takes no
exercise" -
Mr. stckney paid his usual morning visit to his fallen
client His professional pride and his sympathes Doth
mpel him do his best to Sharp from Sing sing
while there II yet time to do anything for him But Mr.
for his client and his face Is ost as Sphin like as
eharp's own. Ia.
No visitors called old last night His wiie
spent the night in his with him. He was restless
during evening and did not 10 10 sleep until after
midnight